OXFORD, United Kingdom and CHARLOTTE, N.C. , Aug.
22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Optellum Ltd ( Oxford, UK ) has announced it will showcase how AI, when combined with advanced robotics and imaging devices, can enable precision biopsy and improve patient outcomes. This pioneering integrated product concept will be presented at the American Association of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology (AABIP) 2024 Annual Conference in Charlotte, NC , from 22 nd to 24 th August. Attendees can see how Optellum AI solutions can accelerate the growth of robotic-powered programs and enhance precision lung cancer care at AABIP booths #7A (Optellum) and #26 (GE Healthcare).
Lung cancer often shows no symptoms until a late stage when treatment options are more limited, and outcomes are poor. However, continuous and automated analysis of the approximately 90 million CT scans US patients receive every year, such as emergency room scans and cardiac studies, could enable an "early detection system" before any symptoms appear. Optellum Virtual Nodule Clinic , the first FDA and CE-MDR-cleared decision support for early-stage lung cancer, integrates a Patient Discovery AI, which uses Natural Language Processing, with a clinically validated Lung Cancer Prediction (LCP) score based on imaging AI/Radiomics and deep-learning neural networks.
The combination assists clinicians in identifying at-risk patients across a health system and prioritizing those at the highest risk for follow-up interventions such a.